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| ID | 2024-2856 | # of Openings | 1 | Category | Sustainability |
HGA is a full-service planning and design firm of over 1100 professionals offering planning, engineering, architecture, and interior design services in 13 offices. Our nationally recognized, integrated team of experts brings a highly collaborative and transparent approach that ensures the success of clients' projects.
We are committed to meeting our clients' sustainability goals as well as challenging our industry. We aim to develop the expertise and research to push beyond net zero energy to net positive energy: from a neutral effect on health, safety, and resources to a positive one. As the need and desire for sustainable environments grows, so does the focus on designing successful high-performance buildings. Collecting sound data from these buildings informs how to elevate our overall design practice with practical strategies we can share back with our clients and our design teams.
We have excellent summer opportunities for students who wish to gain hands-on experience in an interdisciplinary design firm. Paid summer internships will be 10 - 12 weeks beginning on or before June3, 2024 (some flexibility is available). This position is an opportunity to work with our third-party certifications team to develop credit guidance documents and templates to help project teams achieve credits within the LEED rating system.
- Interview certifications and design team members to gather best practices and example deliverables for credit completion
- Develop guides for how to complete prerequisites and credits with guidance and collaboration from certifications team
- Must be part of the "Every Career is a Climate Career" Internship program
- Undergraduate or graduate student standing in an architecture, planning, engineering, sustainability, landscape architecture, construction administration, or other related program with a sustainability focus
- Certification as LEED Green Associate or LEED AP with Specialty
- Familiarity with LEED Online and USGBC's LEED resources
- Class or work experience applying LEED certification criteria to a project
- Knowledge of the AEC industry and project delivery processes
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Excellent graphic design / diagram and related software skills (i.e., Adobe Suite)
- Strong organizational skills
- Self-directed and able to work independently
"Every Career is a Climate Career" Internship Program Sponsored
- Resume indicating degree program, anticipated degree completion date, relevant course work and work experience
- Cover letter indicating experience with and knowledge of LEED certification
- Work sample illustrating writing and graphic layout capabilities (ex: reports, paper, how-to guide, project portfolio)
- All applications are due by 5/3/24
HGA is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered without discrimination with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or other statuses protected by state, local or other applicable laws. This policy extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment and hiring.